Field Engineer Electrical

Bechtel Oil, Gas & Chemicals Incorporated; Valparaiso (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Oil, Gas & Chemicals sector seeks a Field Engineer to support project operations in Indiana. Responsibilities include managing material logistics, ensuring safety compliance, and performing technical inspections. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and a commitment to safety in construction activities.

Benefits

Robust benefits package

Opportunities for continuous learning

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• University Hire with 1-2 years of relevant experience or 5-6 years in a similar role.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety and health protocols.
• Basic knowledge of electrical commodity installation and testing.

Responsibilities

• Managing work planning and packaging for field engineering activities.
• Conducting safety inspections and ensuring adherence to quality standards.
• Coordinating with field supervision and technical teams for project execution.

Skills

Safety awareness

Technical inspections

Quality control

Material management

Work planning

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

GIS tools

Smart Completions tools

Aconex

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• Telework Type:Full-Time Office/Project

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Job Summary:

In this role, you will support project field engineering by managing work planning and packaging, material management, quantity verification and validation, safety and quality control, technical inspections and testing, and system turnover coordination. Your contributions will ensure that field engineering activities are safe, complete, and meet quality standards and project requirements. Reporting to the Project Field Engineer, you will collaborate with Field Supervision, other Field Engineers, craft professionals, and additional team members as assigned.

Major Responsibilities:

Work Planning & Packaging

• Coordinates the preparation of construction drawings, sketches, projections and schedules for workforce, material, and equipment requirements
• Developing installation work packages for scopes of work in support of the construction schedule.
• Providing support to field supervision in establishing requirements for manpower, tools, equipment, and material requirements for a given work evolution.
• Coordinate with other discipline superintendents and field engineers for interface coordination of construction work activities and plans.

Material Management

• Initiates requisitions for field purchases.
• Prepares quantity take-offs of field purchased material and equipment.
• Reviews material receiving reports and performs material receiving inspections.

Quantities

• Verifies commodities on quantity tracking systems or other computer database systems as required.

Safety / Quality Control

• Ensures zero accident philosophy and requirements are implemented and adhered to by craft and others when in the operational area, and tools and equipment are in safe condition and operated safely.
• Perform quality control inspections and manage associated Inspection and Test Records (ITRs).
• Ensure completed work packages and ITRs are submitted to Turnover.

Technical

• Proactively considers continuous learning or show interest to pursue appropriate learning activities.
• Be able to read and interpret design information including single line diagrams, cable schedules, wiring diagrams, panel schedules, and underground commodity drawings.
• Inspect quality of field installed commodities and ensure installation is in accordance with design documentation. Use GIS and Smart Completions tools to plan and document quality verifications.
• Completion of quality documentation in automation tool through construction and system turnover. Complete Inspection Installation and Test Records for electrical works.
• Supports construction engineers, discipline superintendents, foremen, and Craft Professionals, in interpreting engineering design documents, vendor documents, and other technical documents
• Completing final system walk-downs, deficiency tracking, and close-out.
• Completing and reviewing as-built documentation

For Direct Hire

• Develops firm understanding of system and area scoping and drawings required for package development.
• Builds system and area turnover packages both digitally and physically for turnover to startup and client.
• Reviews and approves inspection test plans
• Coordinates reviews of subcontractor submittals

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Required a University Hire with 1-2 years of experience or 5-6 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Demonstrated commitment to Environment, Safety and Health (ES&H) and commitment to a Zero Incident safety program.
• Must be physically capable to conduct field inspections and participate in project walkdowns which require the following activities: extensive walking in and around a construction site, walking on uneven surfaces, and lifting up to 40 lbs.
• Basic to intermediate knowledge of EPC and EPCM construction programs, technologies, means, and methods.
• Familiarity with Bechtel Standard Applications (BSAPs), including Setroute, ArcGIS, Aconex, DSCS, and Unifier.
• Basic knowledge of electrical commodity and equipment installation including cable pulling, terminations, underground direct bury cable installation, and inverter/transformer setting/wiring.
• Basic knowledge of all required/applicable cable testing (continuity, insulation, VLF, etc.) and site material inspections.
• Basic to intermediate knowledge of supervisory functions relating to construction field activities.
• Must be able to demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills to maintain a positive work environment between all parties including the client, contractors, and other stakeholders throughout the project life cycle.

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